Following Aly Raisman’s interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, Simone Biles tweeted her support for the three-time Olympic gold medalist to let her know that she inspires her “day in and day out.” Biles was one of Raisman’s teammates in the 2016 Rio Olympics, where the women’s gymnastics team helped …
Read More »Surviving R. Kelly: Former Girlfriend Alleges Abuse
Kitti Jones had been dreaming of this moment for years. It was June 2011, and R. Kelly had just performed to a frenetic crowd at the Verizon Theatre outside Dallas, Texas. It had been nearly two decades since the singer’s raunchy lyrics and honeyed voice turned him into a R&B …
Read More »Ricky Gervais Preps Eclectic SiriusXM Radio Show
Ricky Gervais will host eclectic conversations about music, science, art and ethics on his new SiriusXM radio show, “Ricky Gervais Is Deadly Sirius.” The eclectic program launches Tuesday, October 24th at 11:00 a.m. ET on the network’s Comedy Greats channel and re-airs the same day at 5:00 p.m. ET on …
Read More »1970s Style, Trends Revisited: Disco, Punk Rock, David Bowie
“After the rebellion and liberation, there’s this party,” says singer-songwriter Jon Batiste, referring to the disco music and style of the 1970s. In the second episode of our six-episode documentary series connecting music and fashion, we look at how glamour, gender-bending and gay sexual liberation all blended to shape the …
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